What's New | Photos | Histories | Sources | Reports | Cemeteries | Headstones | Statistics | Surnames                     Brookhaven - South Haven BLOG Note: Living people and people who may still be living have been "privatized." Only their name appears here.

Norman Fairlie Nelson, Sr. [i] ^^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}
1862 - 1954

Home    Search    Print    Add Bookmark

• Suffix	Sr. [i] ^
  Baptism	PRHPS 1862	Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY   [5]
  	Address: St. Thomas Church, Vernon and Freeman Avenue
  	No date was indicated.
  Birth	22 Jun 1862	Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY   [3, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  	Address: Vernon avenue (opposite Episcopal church)
  	The church and location likely was the St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Vernon and 37 Ave, Ravenswood, Queens
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	New York, New York, NY   [7]
  	He was living with his parents.
  Census	1880	Long Island City, Queens, NY   [10]
  	Address: Vernon avenue
  	He was living with his parents (at college).
  Census	1900	Queens Co., NY   [8]
  	He was living with his parents.
  Occupation	1900  [11]
  	banker
  Occupation	1900
  	broker
  Census	1920	Flushing, Queens, NY   [11]
  	He and his wife were living with his parents.
  Census	1930	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [12]
  	In his household were his wife, Matilda, and son Norman F. Jr. His occupation is recorded as "none."
  Possessions	1930  [12]
  	a home valued at $18,000
  Reference Number	Ogden 2427  [3]
  Religion	Episcopalian  [13]
  	At the 1998 Annual Meeting, Norman Nelson [Norman Nelson's grand nephew] told the members of the congregation that his grandfather and grand uncle kept St. James’ alive during Word War I by being the only members attending service. One would read the prayers, etc, and the other would respond. “If no one attended church, the church did not exist.”  His funeral service was conducted at St. James Episcopal Church, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, NY
  Residence	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [14]
  	304 Beaverdam Rd. (Historic Structure ID Br24)
  Died	13 Jul 1954	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [4, 15, 16]
  Buried	10 Aug 1954	Brooklyn (Green-Wood Cemetery), Kings, NY   [17]
  	Address: Lot 11925, section 160
  Person ID	I5947	Brookhaven & South Haven Hamlets
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2013

  
  

  Father	Alfred Nelson, ^,   b. 21 Dec 1837, New York, New York, NY ,   d. 25 Mar 1922, {Flushing, Queens, NY}
  Mother	Emily Fairlie Ogden, >,   b. 1 Oct 1838, Philadelphia, PA ,   d. 3 Aug 1923, Flushing, Queens, NY
  Married	21 Aug 1860	Ravenswood, Long Island City, Queens, NY
  Census	1880	Long Island City, Queens, NY
  	Address: Vernon avenue
  Documents		Ketcham/Nelson farmstead "Middlebrook" ..The original house was probable built about 1793 by Isaac and Scudder Ketcham. Purchased by Alfred Nelson in 1906. This document is Site Datasheet Br06A, and includes both historical and modern pictures.
  Family ID	F2110	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Matilda Mitchel Von Faas, ^,   b. 21 Oct 1875, Sweden ,   d. 22 Mar 1959, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Married	4 Aug 1898	New York, NY   [3, 8, 12, 13, 18]
  	Address: 349 Lexington avenue
  Residence	Aft Abt 1928	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [19]
  Residence	1935	Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [20]
  	Address: Beaver Dam road
  Census	1940	Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY   [20]
  	Address: Beaver Dam Road
  	Living in their household was their son, Norman F. Nelson. No occupation was recorded.
  Children	1. Norman Fairlie Nelson, Jr. [ii] ^,   b. 30 Jul 1899, Flushing, Queens, NY ,   d. 1 Aug 1990, Peconic Bay, Long Island, NY   2. Alfred Nelson, ^,   b. 23 Mar 1903, Flushing, Queens, NY ,   d. 13 Oct 1988, Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY
  Family ID	F2111	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S201] Death Notice: Norman Fairlie Nelson, 14 Jul 1954. [S202] Obituary: Emily Ogden. [S978] Ogden Family in America, http://books.google.com/books?id=L3JVAAAAMAAJ&prin., p. 277. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. His baptism was officiated by the Rev S.W. Sayres. Sponsors were Mrs. Samuel G. Ogden and Miss Virginia Nelson. [S201] Death Notice: Norman Fairlie Nelson, Age 93. 14 Jul 1954. [S62] 1870 Census, Census Place: New York Ward 19 District 9, New York, New York; Roll: M593_1003; Page: 286; Image: 573.. [S191] 1900 Census, Census Place: Queens Ward 3, Queens, New York; Roll: T623 1149; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 661.. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. This source indicated his birth date to be 22 Jun 1861. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 1650; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 422.0; FHL microfilm: 2341384.. [S107] 1920 Census (Heritage), Ancestry.com., Census Place: Queens Assembly District 4, Queens, New York; Roll: T625_1233; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 237; Image: 337.. [S129] 1930 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 1650; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 39; Image: 420.0.. [S201] Death Notice: Norman Fairlie Nelson. [S186] Email: Lucia Nelson, 4 Jul 2004. [S201] Death Notice: Norman Fairlie Nelson, 14 Jul 1954. NELSON--Norman Fairlie, age 93, on July 13, 1954, at Brookhaven, N.Y., son of the late Alfred and Emily Ogden Nelson. Husband of Matilda M. Nelson, father of Norman Jr. and Alfred Nelson, brother of Desmond Nelson. Services 2:30 P.M. Thursday, at St. James Episcopal Church, Brookhaven, N.Y. Please omit flowers. [S127] Advance, Long Island, 15 July 1954, p. 9.. Norman Nelson of Brookhaven Dies at Age 93 Brookhaven—Norman Nelson, 93, died Tuesday at his home on Mott lane here after an extended illness. Mr. Nelson was born in Ravenswood and lived in Astoria and later, in Flushing. In 1906, Mr. Nelson's parents bought the farm on South Country road which is now the home of his brother, Desmond Nelson. The Norman Nelson family spent 21 summers there and in 1928, when Mr. Nelson retired as auditor of the New York city Water department, they moved to a new home on Beaver Dam road, and then, a few years ago, to Mott lane. Mr Nelson also was associated for many years with Childs & Humphries, New York city mortgage brokers. Mr. Nelson was graduated from Columbia college in 1884 and received a law degree at Columbia in 1891. He was one of the last three survivors of the class of 1884. He wrote considerable poetry and was often called upon as "class poet" to read his verse at reunions. He was also greatly interested in music and started the first orchestra at Columbia college. He played the cello until just a few years ago. As a young man, he rowed in crew races and was always a sailboat enthusiast. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Matilda M. Nelson; one brother, Desmond, two sons, Norman F. Nelson, Jr., and Alfred Nelson, and three grandchildren, all of Brookhaven. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today in St. James Episcopal church, where Mr. Nelson had long been a member, with the Rev. Frederick Chapman, officiating. Cremation will be at Washington Memorial park, and interment will be in the family plot at Green Wood cemetery in Brooklyn at a later date. [S982] Green Wood Cemetery Burials, Accessed; 28 October 2012. [S1050] Nelson Family Group Sheets, 2013. Samuel W. Sayres, Rector of St. John's Church in Far Rockaway, performed the Episcopal Rites. Witnesses were: Thomas Rainey and Grace Priscilla Ogden Rainey. Grace was a sister of Emily Fairlie Ogden Nelson, mother of Norman. [S127] Advance, Long Island, Obituary, 26 Mar 1959, p. 12. Mrs. Matilda M. Nelson, 84, of Mott's lane, Brookhaven, died Saturday in her home after an illness. Born in Sweden, she lived in Brookhaven for 31 years. She was the wife of the late Norman Fairlie Nelson. She was a member of St. James Episcopal church of Brookhaven and the Fireplace Literary Club of Brookhaven. She is survived by two sons, Alfred Nelson and Norman F. Nelson, Jr., both of Brookhaven. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. yesterday at St. James Episcopal church of Brookhaven, with the Rev. Frederick Chapman former rector of St. James, officiating. Cremation was private. Arrangements were by C. W. Ruland Sons Funeral Home of Patchogue. [S962] 1940 Census, Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: T627_2784; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 52-59..